Furnace Repair in Kenova, WV
Furnaces here run from October through April. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Wayne County will get in touch.
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Kenova asks a lot of a furnace
Your furnace runs seven months a year here, October through April. On winter nights that average 27°F, it has to cycle on and off for hours at a stretch to hold the house at temperature. Each of those cycles puts a small load on the igniter and the burner, and over a season that adds up faster than it would somewhere milder.
Storms pass through this area often enough to matter. The last ten years brought 15 winter storms and 73 damaging wind events, and across West Virginia, over a third of households went at least a day without power in 2024. Most furnaces restart on their own once power comes back, but an ignition system that has been cycling hard all night is the part most likely to give out right when you need it.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace is on duty
- 27°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 15 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
West Virginia requires HVAC contractors to hold a state license.
West Virginia licenses HVAC contractors through the Commissioner of Labor. That license belongs to the contractor, not to any single job, so the same license covers this furnace repair and the next one that contractor takes on.
For a furnace repair, that license is what stands behind the work. Gas is the part that makes this job matter. A furnace connects to a gas line, and a loose or wrong connection there is the real danger, not the thermostat or the blower. In West Virginia, that work falls under the same license that covers the rest of the job.
Source: West Virginia Legislature
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Most often the thermostat isn't sending power to the furnace, or the furnace isn't getting power itself. Check that the thermostat is set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature. Next check the breaker and the switch on the furnace itself, which looks like a light switch and is sometimes left off by accident. If those are fine, the igniter or the flame sensor may have failed, and that's a job for a contractor to test and replace.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- If air is moving but it's cold, the furnace usually isn't lighting even though the blower is running. A dirty flame sensor or a bad igniter can stop the burners from firing while the fan keeps working on its normal cycle. It can also mean the thermostat fan setting is on instead of auto, which runs the blower without calling for heat. A contractor can check the burners and the igniter to find out which it is.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- A pilot light that won't stay lit usually points to a worn thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the flame is present. When it wears out, it can't confirm the flame and the gas valve shuts off even though the pilot is burning. A draft near the pilot or a dirty pilot orifice can cause the same thing. A contractor can test the thermocouple and replace it if that's the cause.